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?While I gasp for breath, they yell at the top of their lungs.? This is how I described in my journal the painful experience of reading the most despicable and ugly things about me, plastered all over social media.

One of my mentors told me, ?Write it down, Ciara. Keep a journal and write down the stories, the pain, the heartache, and the trial. Write it down or you will forget it.?

Isn?t it ironic, then, that I have chosen a career riding the biggest roller coaster of life: the roller coaster of entrepreneurship?

You have always loved the ocean. Most often, you have enjoyed its great expanse as you walk along the beach, the warm sand between your toes.

As I transitioned out of my role as the founder of MODE, and re-envisioned myself as the new founder of btqBOX, I experienced pain that I was not expecting.

As entrepreneurs, we often feel like we are super heroes. We have taken risks that others are reluctant to take. We feel like we can do it all, like we are called to do it all.

Since I began sharing my story last month, I?ve received an overwhelming response from readers that supports my mission to help others feel less alone in their experiences…

You know what it means. When you get that email from your team member that says, ?Can I meet with you tomorrow morning?? Instinctively, you know they are quitting.

When faced with a challenge, a struggle, or a rough spot in the ocean of life, we have a decision to make. We can constantly look back and ask, ?Why me?? Or we can look ahead and ask, ?What for??

I don?t like the word ?fail? as it applies to life?s circumstances. To ?fail? would be to say that there are scores being kept ? that there is a way to ?pass? in business, as well.